Thought of the Month Archive

What are the main causes of ill health? Millions of living beings grouped as species dwell on the earth; they sustain themselves by means of food secured from nature, as provided by nature. It

Those who wish to use the body properly and see that they have good thoughts and perform good acts, have to take note of two factors—regulation of diet and regulation of their environments. You

There is not one dharma [right action] for Indians and another for Westerners. Dharma is universal. Yes, there is a test that may be applied to any action and you may thereby determine if

As God is the embodiment of effulgence, you have to make your life effulgent to experience God. You have to realize that the light of your life has come from that param-jyoti (the supreme

Of all precious things in the world, time is the most precious. Think over how you are spending your precious time. Your primary duty as a human being is to offer your body, your

“Veiled as I am by My inscrutable power of illusion, My maya, the world does not recognize Me. Although they do not know Me, Arjuna, I know them all…past, present, and future. Not understanding

Man in the initial stages, worships portraits or idols of God with flowers and the sixteen forms of reverential homage… The higher mode of worship is through good and pure thoughts, through good and

My dear! All are our fellow passengers, are travelers—all life, plants, animals, not only my bhakta [devotees] but our brother brute, our brother plant, not only our brother the good, but our brother the

There are many people who are not aware of even the meaning of the word, prasanthi. It is as the backbone to each individual, and for the sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) it is the very

Education has two important characteristics. One is, exposition of facts relating to any subject. The other is the enfoldment of the individual’s personality. The first is concerned with the matter. The second is with

The sadhaka should avoid the difficult obstacles in the path of dhyanam, (concentration) viz. anger, pride, conceit, the tendency to discover the faults of others, mischief, etc. The sadhaka must be vigilant not to

Sneha is usually translated as friendship—but that word has been vulgarized by application to a number of transitory friendships between living beings…Friendship ought to be a spiritual bond, a heart to heart kinship, based